NWLC In The Press

The wage gap is definitively widening, especially for Black women, study finds

Black women may be the only demographic of women to work full-time and year-round but see their wages fall behind, according to a report released Sept. 15 by the National Women’s Law Center, which analyzed...

Vance’s childcare plan could hurt working families | Opinion

But the program is “chronically underfunded,” according to the National Women's Law Center. Only 1 in 7 eligible children – from families with an income 85% or less of their state’s median – are able...

The gender wage gap improved in 2025 — unless you’re a Black woman

“While the data reflects some important progress for women, that isn’t the full story,” Emily Martin, chief program officer at the National Women’s Law Center, began in a statement. But a closer look at the...

The Poorest U.S. Households Spend 95% of Their Income on Basic Needs

The analysis, conducted by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), found that lower-income households spent the equivalent of 95% of their pre-tax income on housing, transportation, groceries, health care and child care in 2024, up...

Record high waitlists for childcare assistance have shut women out of work and promotions

Thousands of families across the country have found themselves in a similar situation. The number of children on state-run waitlists for childcare subsidies nearly doubled between early 2024 and early 2025, with many lists continuing...

J.D. Vance childcare idea aims to dictate women’s lives | Opinion

Back in the 1990s, the Clinton administration created the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to help lower-income parents afford childcare so they could go to work or job training. That "critical lifeline," as the...

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